Johnson Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Champaign County

Champaign County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,890 people, 14,952 households, and 10,870 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 15,890 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 3,357 people in the township, 1,578 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Adams Township
  Adams Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Adams Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,100 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Concord Township
  Concord Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Concord Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,408 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Harrison Township - north...
  
   - east
• Mad River Township
  Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Mad River Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,650 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,535 people in the township, 1,763 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Brown Township, Miami County
  Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,554 people in the township, 1,044 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Green Township, Shelby County
  Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 927 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

Part of the village of St. Paris

St. Paris, Ohio

St. Paris is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,998 at the 2000 census.-History:The area where St. Paris now stands was originally inhabited by Native Americans. The first European settlers arrived in 1797 and the village was founded in 1831 by David Huffman,...

 is located in southern Johnson Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Millerstown

Millerstown, Ohio

Millerstown is an unincorporated community in eastern Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of Heck Hill, Ward, and Zimmerman Roads, 2½ miles north of U.S. Route 36. Nettle Creek, a tributary of the Mad River, flows past Millerstown. It is located...

 lies in the township's east.

Name and history

It is the only Johnson Township statewide, although there is a Johnston Township

Johnston Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Johnston Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,040 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 in Trumbull County

Trumbull County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 225,116 people, 89,020 households, and 61,690 families residing in the county. The population density was 365 people per square mile . There were 95,117 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile...

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Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

External links

• Township website
• County website
• County & Township Map of Ohio (PDF object)